Greetings! My name is Cory Myrtil and as part of my freshman year at American University I took my College Writing Seminar on “Mapping Complexity: Embodied Subjectivity, Multi-positionality, and the Becoming of the Citizen-Rhetor.” Through this class I was given the opportunity to talk about the rhetoric of Washington DC using the knowledge of books […]
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Digital Archives: Sir William Blackstone Statue
Another one of the many statues scattered around Judiciary Square includes the famous statue of Sir William Blackstone. This statue of Sir William Blackstone, executed by Paul Wayland Bartlett in 1920, was installed on Constitution Avenue and 3rd Street, NW on August 11, 1943. The sculpture was originally commissioned by the American Bar Association as a […]
Digital Archives: The Darlington Memorial Fountain
When visiting Judiciary Square, one of the most striking features of the area are the statues. More specifically, the Darlington Memorial Fountain strikes a chord with tourists and regulars alike. It is located in a small park between the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. It […]
The Foggy Bottom neighborhood
This is a photograph of the Foggy Bottom metro from the back and the architecture of the GW hospital building from the court yard of the GW Medical School. This picture shows the hospital, the metro, and apartment buildings in the background from the courtyard of the University in one small congested area, which, in […]
Foggy Bottom Metro
This is a photograph of the metro stop at Foggy Bottom at GW Hospital and Medical school that shows the ability to connect with many other places within in DC, which then leads to the popularity of the area- in regards to living space, attending school, or spending free time for the attractions like restaurants […]
The “GW” brand
This is a photograph of the GW seal in the court yard between the Medical school and the University Hospital. This is of significance because of the fact that the hospital only owns about 20% interest in the Hospital while an outside source owns the remaining 80%. The University’s name is all over the Hospital, […]
UHS Management of GW
UHS is the group that runs the hospital, rather than the actual university, which is what most people may imagine. According to the GW website under management, Universal Health Services Inc. holds 80% interest in the hospital while the university only holds about 20% interest. Together, the management works to pursue the highest care and […]
GW Hospital Trauma Center
The Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine was named in honor of Ronald Reagan when the hospital treated Ronald Reagan after the attempted assassination. This is the Emergency Medicine department of GW that has caused conflict between the hospital and neighbors (of the residential area in Foggy Bottom) due to the fact that they have […]
Annotated Bibliography 7&8: GW Trauma Center and Potential Helipad
Annotated Bibliography 7: Reed, Tina. “Why it Matters GWU Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center.” Washington Business Journal. 5 Feb. 2014, http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2014/02/why-it-matters-gw-is-level-1-trauma-cent.html. Reed states that GW Hospital has just recently, as of 2014, “regained verification as a Level 1 Trauma Center,” because the hospital wants to focus on being able to handle larger medical […]
Digital Archives: Moultrie Courthouse Interior
I was granted permission to enter The Carl Moultrie Courthouse, a high profile building in Washington D.C., and it was incredibly impressive. The buildings of Judiciary Square are massive, and the interiors match. I was not permitted to take pictures inside, but the above picture shows a general court room within the building. The courts […]